Wednesday, September 14, 2016

General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack 2016-09-14 00:00


  1. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed the importance of financing and other support mechanisms to implement the global goals for sustainable development and climate action, urging further efforts by G20 countries to fulfill their commitments.
  2. United States President Barack Obama will today host Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi in the Oval Office, where he is likely to ascertain whether the time is right to remove further economic sanction on Myanmar leaders to help boost ...
  3. University of Richmond frat suspended after 'grossly offensive' party invite
  4. Unknown persons entered a house of LIC agent in Mogappair East and decamped with 100 sovereigns of gold jewellery.According to police, Samraj (52), and his wife Joy Mary (50), were living with their s...
  5. Unlike what writers tend to believe, therapy doesn’t destroy the fodder for literature, instead enriches it
  6. Unmanned resupply vehicle could reduce combat casualties
  7. Unmanned Robotic Armata Tank to Be Developed in 2018
  8. UNMISS Peace Keeping Force in Joint Military Patrol Wau
  9. U.N. panel challenges market-based approach to drug R&D
  10. UN report calls for synergies between universal 2030 Agenda and goals for least developed countries
  11. UN report urges Somalia to ensure freedom of expression as it is critical to political transition
  12. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has expressed hope that India and other nations will soon ratify the Paris Climate Change agreement.]]
  13. UN Secretary-General extends greetings for Eid Al Adha
  14. UN Secretary-General pays tribute to veteran official and gender pioneer Margaret Anstee
  15. UN Security Council concludes 'very positive' three-day visit to South Sudan
  16. UN Security Council concludes &#39very positive&#39 three-day visit to South Sudan
  17. UN Security Council condemns latest DPRK missile launches, notes ‘flagrant disregard’ for previous statements
  18. UN Security Council delegation visits Chinese peacekeepers in South Sudan
  19. UN Security Council slams DPRK's nuke test
  20. UN Security Council urges Guinea-Bissau to find solution to political crisis
  21. U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura has said Syria has seen a significant drop in violence in the 24 hours since a cessation of hostilities came into effect. 
  22. UN Special Envoy for Syria welcomes ceasefire understanding; pledges UN support
  23. UN Summit seen as "game changer" for refugee and migrant protection
  24. UN told: PH gov’t respect for human rights ‘resolute, uncompromising’
  25. UP Chief Secy shunted out, Rahul Bhatnagar new CS
  26. UP CM Akhilesh breaks silence, says 'this is fight in govt. not within family'
  27. UP CM Akhilesh breaks silence, says 'this is fight in govt. not within family'
  28. UPDATE 3-Soccer-New UEFA chief Ceferin promises to stand up to big clubs
  29. UP govt shifts 4 IAS officers
  30. UPSC IAS Prelims Results 2016: To be declared soon at upsc.gov.in
  31. UPSC IAS Prelims Results 2016 will be declared in the last week of September
  32. UP survives FEU, awaits bronze medal fate
  33. Urban cooperative banks and RRBs also come on board
  34. Urban Development Secretary Rajiv Gauba will hold the additional charge of Secretary, Information and Broadcasting Ministry, till September 25.
  35. Urban renaissance crucial for India's growth : Venkaiah Naidu
  36. Urban renaissance is crucial for India's sustained growth in the coming decades and the country will adopt sustainable models of urban development to achieve the objective, according to Urban Develop...
  37. Urging Chief Minister Siddaramaiah not to release Cauvery waters to Tamil Nadu, a section of the Congress leaders here on Tuesday, said that the former should be prepared to sacrifice his post to safe...
  38. Urging people to take steps to combat the spurge of vector borne diseases, Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Wednesday said that no complaints of shortage of medicine or doctors and testing facilities have been reported, adding the Centre is ...
  39. Urjit Patel has assumed charge as the 24th Governor of Reserve Bank, succeeding Raghuram Rajan whose three-year controversy-ridden tenure ended on Sunday.
  40. Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani wasted at l east three clear chances as Paris Saint-Germain were held to a 1-1 draw by English football club Arsenal in their Champions League Group A opener here.
  41. USAF flies B-1B bombers over South Korea amid North Korean threats
  42. USAF flies B-1B bombers over South Korea amid North Korean threats"
  43. US agrees to supply largest military aid to Israel for next 10 years
  44. Usain Bolt Leaves Door Open to 2017 Sprint Double at Worlds
  45. US Air Commander Wary of Working With Russians in Syria
  46. U.S. air-safety regulators have taken the unusual step of singling out Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy Note 7 smartphone as a potential airborne fire hazard, urging passengers to avoid using the devices entirely on board airliners.
  47. U.S. and Israel reach agreement on unprecedented amount of military aid
  48. USARAK Commanding General's Message on Suicide Prevention
  49. USAREUR's Best Warriors prepare for Army-wide competition
  50. USAREUR Commanders, key leaders meet for USCC
  51. US-Backed ‘Moderates’ Reject Nationwide Ceasefire, Officially
  52. US-based cloud infrastructure provider DigitalOcean on Wednesday launched new High Memory Droplets (cloud servers) to support large-scale database, more advanced workloads and applications.
  53. US bombs ISIS chemical weapons plant in Iraq
  54. US budget deficit totals $107.1 billion in August
  55. US budget deficit totals $107.1 bn in August
  56. US Carrier Strike Groups Locations Map – September 9, 2016
  57. US chipmaker Nvidia showed off on Monday a smaller and more efficient artificial intelligence (AI) computer for self-driving cars, saying it would power Baidu's mapping and autonomous vehicle technology. Chinese web services firm Baidu will deploy ...
  58. US data firm Factset to set up its largest global office in Hyderabad
  59. U.S. Democratic Party says it was hacked again, blames Russians
  60. US Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton was diagnosed with pneumonia at home after she fell sick during a memorial service marking the 15th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks.
  61. US Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, who is recuperating from pneumonia, plans to resume campaigning on Thursday, a campaign aide said.
  62. US election 2016 polls and odds: Latest Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton results forecast in race to be president
  63. Users have mixed feelings on Apple's new iOS 10 iPhone software
  64. ‘Use social media for objective analysis of Cauvery issue’
  65. Use water judiciously, poultry farmers told
  66. US First Lady Michelle Obama once turned down a role on the popular animated sitcom "The Simpsons" with a hilarious note.
  67. US First Lady Michelle Obama once turned down a role on the popular animated sitcom “The Simpsons” with a hilarious note.
  68. US Food and Drug Administration is investigating charge that St. Jude medical devices can be exploited by hackers.
  69. US gold futures were nearly flat at $1,323.20 an ounce
  70. US Government could kill 45,000 wild horses
  71. Usha International ropes in Gauri Khan for home decorative lighting brand Tisva
  72. US health officials have updated their progress on a months-long probe into a "unique" Zika case in Utah, saying they are still unable to identify how the person was infected.
  73. US: Hillary Clinton says may restart campaigning in a 'couple of days'
  74. Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other X-ray observatories, astronomers have found evidence for what is likely one of the most extreme pulsars, or rotating neutron stars, ever detected.
  75. Using Novel Neurons, Scientists Seek to Repair the Brain
  76. Using the results from a computerized mathematical model, researchers investigated whether they could improve heart and lung transplantation procedures by transferring patients from low-volume to high-volume transplant centers.
  77. U.S., Israel: New Military Aid Package Expected To Be Signed
  78. U.S., Israel Reach Agreement to Increase American Military Aid
  79. US lawmakers warned that sanctioning Pak can backfire
  80. US makes a pitch for bilateral investment treaty with India
  81. US Makes a Pitch for Bilateral Investment Treaty With India
  82. US Marine Corps F-35B and Aegis Weapon System Demonstrate Integration Potential
  83. USMC: Muslim-American Recruit Called 'Terrorist' Prior to His Death
  84. US median household income saw the first annual increase in 2015 since the Great Recession, said the US Census Bureau on Tuesday.
  85. US Navy Orders 10 Additional MQ-8C Fire Scout Unmanned Rotorcraft
  86. US Navy premieres assets at Australia's largest naval exercise
  87. US Navy sets out plan to shake up LCS crewing, basing, and operational rotas
  88. US Partially Lifted Sanctions Against Russia: Afghanistan&#8...
  89. US Partially Lifted Sanctions Against Russia: Afghanistan’s Issue Can’t Be Solved Without Moscow
  90. US partially lifts sanctions concerning Afghanistan helicopter project against Russia
  91. USP of Nitish Govt. is law and order: JD (U) on Shahabuddin row
  92. US President Barack Obama and Philippine President Duterte AP" 0
  93. US President Barack Obama has asked China to restrain itself from worrying its neighbours in the disputed South China Sea region.]]
  94. US President Barack Obama has nominated a 47-year-old Indian-American woman attorney to the US District Court bench in New York, the White House has said.]]
  95. U.S. President Barack Obama made his 2016 solo campaign debut on Tuesday, hitting out at "unfair" criticism of Hillary Clinton and touting his own record.
  96. US President Barack Obama on Tuesday hit the campaign trail on behalf of Democratic presidential candidate -- and his former Secretary of State -- Hillary Clinton, going on to harshly criticise her Republican rival, Donald Trump.
  97. US Presidential polls: Obama steps in for Clinton
  98. US-Russia ceasefire deal in war-torn Syria continues
  99. US-Russian Syria deal has limited shelf life
  100. US says does not support independence for Balochistan
  101. US Says It Destroyed ISIS Chemical Threat in Iraq
  102. USS Bulkeley Strengthening our Network of Partners During Exercise Cutlass Fury
  103. USS Decatur MEDEVAC Exemplifies Importance of US, ROK Partnership
  104. 'USS Enterprise'
  105. US Soldiers team with Tanzania rangers to combat poaching
  106. USS Ross Pulls into Toulon, France
  107. USS Somerset Honors Heroes of Flight 93
  108. US stocks fell sharply on Tuesday, with energy shares slammed by lower oil prices and financials dropping on diminished prospects of a near-term rate hike.The sell-off was broad, with all 10 major S&...
  109. US: Student in military academy mistakes bubble wrap for gunfire, calls 911
  110. US support for Saudi war in Yemen ‘immoral, and unlawful’
  111. US tech firms like Google, Facebook and others see protectionism in EU plan to unify market
  112. US tech firms see protectionism in EU plan to unify market
  113. US to give $38 billion in military aid to Israel
  114. US To Sell Guardian Drones To India]]
  115. U.S. warship visit eases tensions
  116. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat launches dengue awareness campaign
  117. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday downplayed reports of a rift between him and senior Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Singh Yadav, saying this was a fight in the government and not a family tussle."Where have you found a family ...
  118. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said his conflict with uncle Shivpal Singh Yadav was a "sarkari ladai" (government battle), not a family feud.
  119. V20 has a 5.7-inch display, 4GB of RAM, 64GB ROM (expandable up to 2TB by microSD card), 16MP and 8MP rear cameras
  120. VACB raid oncheck-post
  121. Vajpayee’s ‘insaniyat’
  122. Valeriy: If we believe that our World has started sometimes...
  123. Valuing investments the right way can help you build a strategic portfolio
  124. Vanilla Air launches flights between Taoyuan and Ho Chi Minh City
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  131. Vatican City [Italy], Sept. 4 (ANI): Rejoicing over the canonization of Mother Teresa, her followers on Sunday expressed hope that it would bring an era of peace, cooperation and sympathy in the world.
  132. Vatican City [Italy], Sept. 4 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who attended Mother Teresa's canonisation ceremony in the Vatican City on Sunday, said it was a proud moment for both India and Bengal, where she dedicated her entire life to the service of the poor.
  133. Vedanta, Cairn India gain after Cairn India's shareholders' nod for merger
  134. Vehicular movement was sparse and most shops and commercial establishments remained closed
  135. Venkaiah Naidu stresses on technology to make agriculture profitable
  136. Venture capitalist Mike Rothenberg is soliciting working capital from his limited partners as he seeks to restructure his firm amid employee departures, a Securities and Exchange Commission inquiry and accounting challenges.
  137. Verma was speaking at the 12th Indo-US Economic Summit organised by the North India Council of Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (AICC-NIC).
  138. Vessels in Kaohsiung Harbor break loose during Typhoon Meranti
  139. Veteran actress Sharmila Tagore and ace choreographer Farah Khan are set to talk about gender empowerment at the first edition of The Bridge, a conclave.
  140. Veterinarians are closely monitoring the activities of the ducks that were released at the Korattur lake in Ambattur on Sunday and Monday. So far, 205 ducks have been released. The birds were brought ...
  141. VgPv3gys 1x" media
  142. Vibrant Gujarat Summit to showcase GST related issues:Official
  143. Vice-premier addresses New Development Bank meeting
  144. Vice-Premier Liu Yandong met with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Sept 13 and together they watched an arts performance by the Vietnamese national song and dance troupe.
  145. Vice-premier meets foreign delegates to first BRICS SAIs leaders meeting
  146. Vice-premier meets leaders of ASEAN members
  147. Vice-premier meets Vietnamese Prime Minister

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